Treason case: Musharraf served with bailable arrest warrant

Musharraf now has two options, either to be arrested or post the Rs2.5 million bail bond.

ISLAMABAD: Former president General Pervez Musharraf was served with an arrest warrant on Monday, two days after they were issued by a special court formed to try him, Express News reported.

Police on Monday journeyed to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC), armed with the bailable warrant for Musharraf.

A special court constituted to try Musharraf for high treason had issued a warrant on Friday, carrying a bail bond of Rs2.5 million. The court had also ordered the Islamabad police to submit a compliance report to the court on February 7.

Since the start of the trial, Musharraf has not appeared before the court. The proceedings against him started late December last year.

The 70-year-old retired general is currently hospitalised at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in Rawalpindi. He was rushed to the AFIC and admitted there exactly a month ago, after he complained of chest pain en route to the court.

Inspector General of Islamabad Police Sikandar Hayat confirmed to The Express Tribune on Saturday that police had received the bailable arrest warrant from the court. Hayat said a police officer from the force will now serve the warrant to Musharraf.

“He [Musharraf] will be given two options: either to be arrested or to submit a surety bond for his bail,” the police chief said.